Data Communications names Digital Pathways products "top performers".MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1995--The editors of Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. Magazine, McGraw-Hill's Networking technology publication, have named two products of Digital Pathways Inc. -- Defenders(TM) and SecureNet(TM) Keys -- "top performers" in a May 1995 article entitled: "Token Authentication, The Safety Catch." The DATA COMM Test Lab conducted tests at the facilities of The Tolly Group in Manasquan, N.J. on products from eight leading vendors who provide dial-in access protection. The Test Lab provides engineering-caliber product testing for the networking industry. Founded in 1983 and specializing in IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) corporate internetworking, the DATA COMM Test Lab is a recognized authority on token ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. gateways, bridges and routers. The Tolly Group consults with vendors and end users on product specifications, designs of local area and wide area interconnects, distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. and technical briefings. "The award is a significant endorsement of the extraordinary balance of features, performance, ease of use and price -- in short, value -- that Digital Pathways Defenders and SecureNet Keys provide to networking professionals," said Joseph Braue, Data Communications associate publisher. "Digital Pathways earned the highest overall score, due to its strong performance in the administrative and management tests," writes editor Johna Till Johnson. "In those tests, it registered a perfect score in four of six categories. We found the Defender 5000 to be one of the more versatile authentication servers in the test." Often referred to as tokens, personal identifiers, or authentication tools, SecureNet Keys work with Defenders to provide security. Protecting geographically dispersed host computers, mainframes, mini-computers and LANs, SNKs employ the non-proprietary, Data Encryption Standard See DES. Data Encryption Standard - (DES) The NBS's popular, standard encryption algorithm. It is a product cipher that operates on 64-bit blocks of data, using a 56-bit key. It is defined in FIPS 46-1 (1988) (which supersedes FIPS 46 (1977)). (DES) algorithm to ensure unique user authentication through a two-factor, challenge-response authentication process. The DES algorithm -- which has been endorsed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. -- generates one-time passwords each time a user logs in. The algorithm can produce millions of possible numeric combinations for each password. There is no possibility for someone to "steal" or discover a password that is created on the spot, issued only once and can be used only one time. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , Digital Pathways Inc. (DPI (Dots Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of display and printing systems. A typical CRT screen provides 96 dpi, which provides 9,216 dots per square inch (96x96). Flat panel displays from 110 to 200 dpi have also been developed. (TM)) provides user authentication and network access security solutions for protecting local area and enterprise-wide networks from unauthorized entry, tampering and theft of information. DPI products secure the networks of more than 4,000 businesses worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies and a substantial share of the largest U.S. and international corporations. CONTACT: Network Associates Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Sherri Walkenhorst, 801/373-7888 or Digital Pathways Inc. Ellen Bonsall or Tommy Ward, 415/964-0707 |
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